D. H. Lawrence / Novelist
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In one of the most forceful and influential works of literary criticism written in the twentieth century, F. R. Leavis mounts a passionate and meticulously argued defence of D. H. Lawrence as the greatest English novelist of his era. Against the critical establishment that had long dismissed or marginalised Lawrence, Leavis presents a rigorous close reading of the major novels — from The Rainbow and Women in Love to St. Mawr — demonstrating with precision and conviction that Lawrence's moral seriousness, psychological depth, and command of language place him at the very centre of the English literary tradition. Leavis writes with characteristic authority and combative intelligence, his prose style as demanding as it is rewarding — every sentence charged with critical purpose. The work sits at the heart of the Leavisite project, arguing that literature must be judged by its capacity to illuminate the fullness of human life, and that Lawrence achieves this with unmatched vitality. For students of modernism, literary theory, and the novel, this remains an indispensable — and at times electrifying — contribution to our understanding of one of fiction's most controversial and enduring voices.
Author: F. R. Leavis
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In one of the most forceful and influential works of literary criticism written in the twentieth century, F. R. Leavis mounts a passionate and meticulously argued defence of D. H. Lawrence as the greatest English novelist of his era. Against the critical establishment that had long dismissed or marginalised Lawrence, Leavis presents a rigorous close reading of the major novels — from The Rainbow and Women in Love to St. Mawr — demonstrating with precision and conviction that Lawrence's moral seriousness, psychological depth, and command of language place him at the very centre of the English literary tradition. Leavis writes with characteristic authority and combative intelligence, his prose style as demanding as it is rewarding — every sentence charged with critical purpose. The work sits at the heart of the Leavisite project, arguing that literature must be judged by its capacity to illuminate the fullness of human life, and that Lawrence achieves this with unmatched vitality. For students of modernism, literary theory, and the novel, this remains an indispensable — and at times electrifying — contribution to our understanding of one of fiction's most controversial and enduring voices.